Most companies post positions on the company website.  These postings are often also available on Monster, Career Builder as well as other sources. 

Always research the company you are interviewing with.  Use the company website, internet search engines,  Hoovers or One Source (check with Outsourcing Services or the Library.)

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1. Job Search Tips & Ideas (more...)
   1. The employer may be evaluating you, but you must also evaluate the employer to see if this is a perfect match for you as well.
   2. Reach out to friends, family, others to help you deal with rejection.  It is not personal.  Pretend you are an actor trying out for a part, and this part is not quite what you are looking for, or that your perfect part is still ahead for you.
   3. Update your resume on the Job Boards frequently.  It will appear as a new resume each time you update it.  Even if you add a space or punctuation, or change a word, it will renew your resume to the viewer.
   4. Contact the employer who rejected you, several weeks after the fact to see how things are going.  You never know what new or unusual circumstances may have developed with someone they selected or how their situation has changed.  Sometimes timing is everything!
   5. Contact your past employer to verify what they are saying about you to a perspective employer.  Verify information they confirm/provide as verification of your employment (dates, titles, salary.)
   6. Don't have a web site, consider using a blog as a website to post your resume, profile, or work portfolio.

   7. Prepare a binder for phone interviews.  Materials included in the binder should be: Networking Tools, Job Description, your PAR’s, information about the company, www.Salary.com  survey (even though you will not be discussing salary at this time) for the position you are interviewing, and a list of questions for the interviewer.

2. Choosing a Career Coach (more...)

   1. Be an Educated Consumer when choosing a career coach. 

   2. Speak to others who have used one to gain insight. 

   3. Make a list of needs, and choose a coach who has proven experience in your job type, job level and can customize his/her methodology to your unique requirements.   Be clear how their coaching will be different for you vs. all their other candidates. 

   4. Manage the contract and focus on your agenda. (Rates from $80/hr - 150+/hr, or a set fee.)

   5. Consider other options: Job Search Team or Executive Mentoring Group. 

3. Job Search Team (more...)

   1. Establish a Job Search Team to keep you accountable. 

   2. The team may or may not have a coach or facilitator.

   3. The team has a set of rules on activities and information sharing. 

   4. The team agrees to X activity levels, X new networking contacts, X information interviews, etc./weekly meeting.

   5. The team meets each week to report on what each member has done, keeping all accountable.  If members are not meeting the requirements criteria, they are eliminated from the team.

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